Northeast Community Education Ass'n v. Northeast Community School District

LAVORATO, Justice.

The issue, as presented by the parties, is whether a school district and its superintendent of schools have the authority to impose a disciplinary suspension, without pay, on a school teacher. The parties are Northeast Community School District, a school corporation and a public employer, see Iowa Code §§ 274.1 and 20.3(1) (1983); Superintendent Marvin Boyer, an employee of Northeast Community School District, see § 279.20 (1983); and Northeast Community Education Association, an employee organization, see § 20.3(4) (1983), representing James P. O’Rourke, a teacher and an…